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Description: 
'Swear by my sword.' The battlements. Hamlet at right, his head turned away from 
the other figures, holds out his sword. Marcellus and Horatio to the left hold 
out their hands and place them on the point of Hamlet's sword where the hilt meets 
the blade (the cross). In the foreground the transparent figure of the Ghost seems 
to be disappearing into the ground. 
Folger Act/Sc/L:  1.5.180 
Arden Act/Sc/L:  1.5.167 
TLN: 857.00 
Artist: Anderson, William M. 
Artist (Original work): Retzsch, Frederick August Moritz 
Date: 1848 
Date (Original work): 1827 
Medium: Pencil drawing (signed 'W.M.A.' but undated) 
Size: 17 x 22 cms; 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in 
Actor: 
Production: 
Location: FSL. Art Box A552 no. 3.